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laws is losing another corporate member. procter & gamble has announced its cutting ties with the american legislative exchange council. the company stated, procter & gamble made the determination that alec does not help p and g compute for consumers loyalty and support. this is the 13th corporation to drop alec. the open government advocacy group has filed an irs complaint against the tax exempt status. they tells the irs that it does no lobbying. it exists to pass profit driven legislation and state houses all over the country that benefits the corporate members. alec is not entitled to abuse its shartable tax and stick the bill to the american taxpayer. alec still has a few supporters like chuck grassley. he wanted people to boycott coca-cola. he wants to boycott coke. really. i just happen to have a bottle of coke right here. let's make the connection here. the second ingredient is high fructose corn syrup which is made from corn. you find a lot of corn in iowa. you might want to rethink your boycott on this one. let's b
laws is losing another corporate member. procter & gamble has announced its cutting ties with the american legislative exchange council. the company stated, procter & gamble made the determination that alec does not help p and g compute for consumers loyalty and support. this is the 13th corporation to drop alec. the open government advocacy group has filed an irs complaint against the tax exempt status. they tells the irs that it does no lobbying. it exists to pass profit driven...
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. >>> also another major company ditches the organization behind shoot first laws. there's a major alec news coming ahead on "the ed show" stay with us. don't wait. go to afibstroke.com for a free discussion guide to help you talk to your doctor about reducing your risk. that's afibstroke.com. what makes us number one in motorcycle insurance? we love bikes. we love riders. and most of all, we love to ride. perfect hair every time. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> coming up, mitt romney's war on the poor continues. just look at his budget. the details and my commentary coming up. >>> bill sew riley catches a case of allen west's red scare. he's calling robert reich a communist. the former secretary is here to respond. >>> scott walker's big mouth is getting him into trouble again. new job data from wisconsin is out. it isn't good looking. i can tell you that. >>> share your thoughts on twitter using the hash tag ed show. we're right back. [ female announcer ] aging may slow a dog down, but iams helps keep dog
. >>> also another major company ditches the organization behind shoot first laws. there's a major alec news coming ahead on "the ed show" stay with us. don't wait. go to afibstroke.com for a free discussion guide to help you talk to your doctor about reducing your risk. that's afibstroke.com. what makes us number one in motorcycle insurance? we love bikes. we love riders. and most of all, we love to ride. perfect hair every time. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance....
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what they overlook is that all people are equal under the law. constitutionally everyone should have the right to marry, to have all the rights of the one they love whether it's the same sex or not. it's about justice also because jesus gave us one major way to judge one another. that's in matthew 25. as you have not fed the hungry and clothed the naked and sheltered the homeless, you have not done it to me. those who don't look out for one another, he said they are the ones that are going to go to hell. the way we judge one another is how we treat one another. whether someone is trying to help somebody and love their neighbor as themselves. >> the bible was used a bludgeon against african-american men and women. >> if you really want justice, why not ask for polygamy? why not brooden this discussion. i don't want to change marriage at all. if you are really arguing for justice, why not have bigamy and other thing, polygamy be part of this equation? >> professor hendricks, that's an outright obviously misapplication of the anl analogy here. it's
what they overlook is that all people are equal under the law. constitutionally everyone should have the right to marry, to have all the rights of the one they love whether it's the same sex or not. it's about justice also because jesus gave us one major way to judge one another. that's in matthew 25. as you have not fed the hungry and clothed the naked and sheltered the homeless, you have not done it to me. those who don't look out for one another, he said they are the ones that are going to...
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the law requires every voter to show a valid state id. the civil rights attorneys are appealing, but we don't expect a ruling until the middle of september. so you can't gamble with that. you have to pay attention to detail right now. right now, 758,000 people do not have a valid id. that's over 9% of the state's registered voters. 18% live in urban areas. so almost 1 million people need to get a valid state id in the next 80 days if they want to be able to cast a ballot or they're going to be turned away. and now we have learned -- oh, there's more, pennsylvania is going to make it even harder. isn't it interesting on the very day the judge approved the voter id law, the state killed, eliminated its online registration service. suddenly, you just can't apply for absentee ballots online anymore. you now have to send in the paperwork, the old fashioned way. this is interesting, on one hand, you have the righties trying to kill the post office. on the other hand, you have the righties saying you can't go online to take care of your voting i
the law requires every voter to show a valid state id. the civil rights attorneys are appealing, but we don't expect a ruling until the middle of september. so you can't gamble with that. you have to pay attention to detail right now. right now, 758,000 people do not have a valid id. that's over 9% of the state's registered voters. 18% live in urban areas. so almost 1 million people need to get a valid state id in the next 80 days if they want to be able to cast a ballot or they're going to be...
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this law needs to be changed now so his wife can cast her ballot like every other registered pennsylvania voter. that's "hardball"or now. thanks for being with us. "the ed showwi ed scltz aritw. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 40 days until the 2012 election. six days until the first esidential debate. 27 states allow americans to te early. including two who started today. eay sho m romney has far worse problems than the polls. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> seems like we've been waiting for this day for a long time. >> obama voters showed upn full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the tirst swing state witharly ane obama campaign isn't lettg up. >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democratic effort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. ott romney tape from heet his bain years. >> bain capital is an investment partnership. >> i'll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies. >>> if it's a legitimate rape, st wng do by has
this law needs to be changed now so his wife can cast her ballot like every other registered pennsylvania voter. that's "hardball"or now. thanks for being with us. "the ed showwi ed scltz aritw. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 40 days until the 2012 election. six days until the first esidential debate. 27 states allow americans to te early. including two who started today. eay sho m romney has far worse problems than the...
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now the law faces a leaggal challenge. a july 25th hearing is scheduled. it could possibly reach the state's supreme court by the november election. joining me is the reverend jesse jackson. welcome on the show. >> what a subject. >> receive rnd jackson, let's get right to it. is this a poll attack in disguise? >> of course, it is. the republicans won by a margin of discounted votes. in 2004, they won by a margin of unused machines and people in lines all day long. always some scream to deny or suppress the vote. in ohio, they have been prjed from the roles sxrk youan't vote the weekend before the election. so in pennsylvania, the 750,000 will determine the winner of the election. that's why eric holder's role as attorney general is so important. >> that's a very key point. do you think legal action is the best way to fight this? there are a variety of apgzs available. which do you think is the best? >> litigation to enforce the legislation. we got the right to vote in 1965. after 100 years of denial. let me remind you that blacks could not vote in the sou
now the law faces a leaggal challenge. a july 25th hearing is scheduled. it could possibly reach the state's supreme court by the november election. joining me is the reverend jesse jackson. welcome on the show. >> what a subject. >> receive rnd jackson, let's get right to it. is this a poll attack in disguise? >> of course, it is. the republicans won by a margin of discounted votes. in 2004, they won by a margin of unused machines and people in lines all day long. always some...
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it could grow if these laws aren blocked. colorado and fda, e tw states to watch, they are cited as identifying voters for possible purging by comparing their voter registrations with driver's licenseata bases. here's how it works. naturalized citizens receive gamitslicees wthere before they became naturalized citizens, which means this use of outdated information specifically targets naturalized citizens. these laws are an assault on voting rights and they are turning elible voters into second class citizens. let's bring in marie e ya theresa kumar, the president of voto latino. this is a big deal. 's gpl >> it's a huge deal. we're talking about americans who happen to be latino that will be disenfranchised from the process. when you're talking about elections when only won by less than 1 or 2%, in north carolina president obama won the presidcy wh fi vot per prct. this is a close election. we're talking about a rise in the voter in florida, texas, pennsylvania, who is having ese ouageous laws where one in six latinos will b
it could grow if these laws aren blocked. colorado and fda, e tw states to watch, they are cited as identifying voters for possible purging by comparing their voter registrations with driver's licenseata bases. here's how it works. naturalized citizens receive gamitslicees wthere before they became naturalized citizens, which means this use of outdated information specifically targets naturalized citizens. these laws are an assault on voting rights and they are turning elible voters into second...
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and so it's a very purist state in that regard, and there are strict laws. to be honest, i find it hard to imagine anybody would decide to vote for mitt romney in return for a subway sandwich, but ryan himself should have known better. i mean, this is something every political figure in wisconsin knows. you don't give away free food on election day. >> well, there's got to be a commercial here with this video somewhere that the republican party is at the head of a bread line giving bread out to people. i mean, there's got to be a message there because that's exactly what maybe ryan's budget is going to do to some people. that might be a stretch, but i think you know where i'm going. do you think scott walker -- >> well, you take away their medicare and medicaid. >> well, that's very true. that is very true. it is a ruthful budget. >> give them some free food. >> what about scott walker not appearing with either one of these guys? who's doing this? is walker doing this? or is romney and santorum doing this? >> that's a really good question. at this point i th
and so it's a very purist state in that regard, and there are strict laws. to be honest, i find it hard to imagine anybody would decide to vote for mitt romney in return for a subway sandwich, but ryan himself should have known better. i mean, this is something every political figure in wisconsin knows. you don't give away free food on election day. >> well, there's got to be a commercial here with this video somewhere that the republican party is at the head of a bread line giving bread...
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it's a very purist state in that regard and there are strict laws. i find it hard to imagine anybody would decide to vote for mitt romney and return for a subway sandwich. ryan, himself, should have known better. this is something every political figure in wisconsin knows you don't give away fry food on election day. >> there's got to be a commercial here with this video somewhere that the republican party is at the head of a bread line giving bread out. there's not go the a message there because that's what ryan's budget will do to some people. that might be a bit of a stretch, but i think you know where i'm going. >> you take away their medicare and medicaid. >> that's very true. it's a ruthless budget. >> give them some free food. >> what about scott walker not appearing with either one of these guys? who is doing this? is walker doing this or is mitt romney and rick santorum doing this? >> that's a good question. i think at this point santorum is desperate that he could have been glad to appear with scott walker, to be face-to-face. for romney it
it's a very purist state in that regard and there are strict laws. i find it hard to imagine anybody would decide to vote for mitt romney and return for a subway sandwich. ryan, himself, should have known better. this is something every political figure in wisconsin knows you don't give away fry food on election day. >> there's got to be a commercial here with this video somewhere that the republican party is at the head of a bread line giving bread out. there's not go the a message there...
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i certainly support equal pay for women and have no intention of changing that law. don't think there's a reason to. wait a minute. what about health care. he's been running around the country tellingen everybody he will repeal obama care is what he calls it. he's not going to do anything to lilly ledbetter but he doesn't think he would have signed it. now i'm dazed and confused on exactly where mitt romney stands on women's rights in this country. his campaign couldn't give a straight answer last week when they were asked about the lilly ledbetter law. they said we'll get back to you. joan, we're seeing more of the same, aren't we? >> why is it so hard? why can't you say i would have signed it? his extremely relevant because his hero scott walker just signed a bill in wisconsin repealing some of their equal pay enforcement protection. you can mouth platitudes about every mom is a, working mom and i like equal pais but it comes down to what you do in terms of policy. that's where mitt romney can't be trusted. chris hays dug up that old clip. it's not that old. it's f
i certainly support equal pay for women and have no intention of changing that law. don't think there's a reason to. wait a minute. what about health care. he's been running around the country tellingen everybody he will repeal obama care is what he calls it. he's not going to do anything to lilly ledbetter but he doesn't think he would have signed it. now i'm dazed and confused on exactly where mitt romney stands on women's rights in this country. his campaign couldn't give a straight answer...
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let's turn tonight to mark potok, southern poverty law center. good to have you with us on "the ed show" this evening. your group has been reported tracking wade michael page for a decade. tracking him. what does that mean? >> well, basically, what it means is that we noticed him when he joined the white power music scene. in the year 2000, it turns out, he left his native state of colorado on his motorcycle, as he told one interview on a white supremacist website out there and basically headed into the music scene. he started to act as lead singer and guitarist for a number of these different of these hate rock 'n' roll groups. some of them very well known groups, groups like intimidation one and another group called blue eyed devils. what in some ways was most interesting was when in 2005 he started his own group, this group was called end apathy. and in an interview with white supremacist website, he talked about that end apathy meant. and basically what he was saying is people in the white supremacist world talk a lot but don't act much. and
let's turn tonight to mark potok, southern poverty law center. good to have you with us on "the ed show" this evening. your group has been reported tracking wade michael page for a decade. tracking him. what does that mean? >> well, basically, what it means is that we noticed him when he joined the white power music scene. in the year 2000, it turns out, he left his native state of colorado on his motorcycle, as he told one interview on a white supremacist website out there and...
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laws, the state can't create the i.d.s fast enough for the folks that need it. this is an american issue. the fact you want to prevent an american from voting, we should be talking abo it every day. reo yit gh keep up the great work. >>> coming up, mitt romney tries to lead a chant, but the crowd has other ideas. stay with us. >>> coming up, not only does mitt romney have to bus in his own crowd for events, now he has to lead the cheers. you don't want to miss this video. it's pretty entertaining. anin t bigin t's brand new senate seat in play for the democrats. indiana congressman joseph donly is polling ahead of the tea party opponent and this is richard lugar's seat who was primary. don't forget to listen to my radio ow ochannel 12monday througfrid andn prresse ta stations across the country noon to 3:00. follow me on twitter at @edshow and like ed on facebook. >>> you don't see this very >>> you don't see this very often. crowd reaction that we can play r for entertainment. presidential candidate mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan headlined a rally t
laws, the state can't create the i.d.s fast enough for the folks that need it. this is an american issue. the fact you want to prevent an american from voting, we should be talking abo it every day. reo yit gh keep up the great work. >>> coming up, mitt romney tries to lead a chant, but the crowd has other ideas. stay with us. >>> coming up, not only does mitt romney have to bus in his own crowd for events, now he has to lead the cheers. you don't want to miss this video. it's...
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the obama campaign is suing the state of ohio over it's restrictive early voting law. the campaign is seeking to extend voting time for everybody in ohio. all ohioans including military voters. in other words, the obama campaign wants servicemen and women to keep their early voting privileges and offer those privileges to all voters in the state of ohio. you won't know that by watching fox news. >> if president obama gets his way, the special voting rights of some of america's finest will be eliminated. >> really? governor john casic signed the republican backed legislation reducing early voting privileges with the exception of service members, obama campaign adviser david acxelrod is calling out romney and the fox news tactics. >> what that lawsuit called for is not to deprive the military of the right to vote on the final weekend of the campaign. of course they should have that right. what that suit is about is whether the rest of ohio should have the same right. and i think it's shameful that governor romney would hide behind our servicemen and women. >> i'm joined
the obama campaign is suing the state of ohio over it's restrictive early voting law. the campaign is seeking to extend voting time for everybody in ohio. all ohioans including military voters. in other words, the obama campaign wants servicemen and women to keep their early voting privileges and offer those privileges to all voters in the state of ohio. you won't know that by watching fox news. >> if president obama gets his way, the special voting rights of some of america's finest will...
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why did the judge rule to uphold this law? >> well, it really was a ruling, ed, that seemed pretty devoid from reality given that pennsylvania admitted its central rationale for the law didn't exist because there was no voter fraud in pennsylvania. at the beginning of the trial, it looks like the deck was going to be stacked against the state. the judge basically said he was deferring to the state that the law was constitutional, and he dismissed a lot of what the plaintiffs argued which i thought was surprising because he said number one, the law is nonpartisan even though voter id laws in pennsylvania and across the country have been passed exclusively by republicans and he said it was nondiscrimnutore even though blacks are twice as likely as whites to not have these ids and people of color are disproportionately effected not only in not having the ids but not having access to things like birth certificates to get the ids. you have a situation where the facts on the ground didn't support the conclusion that the judge in pen
why did the judge rule to uphold this law? >> well, it really was a ruling, ed, that seemed pretty devoid from reality given that pennsylvania admitted its central rationale for the law didn't exist because there was no voter fraud in pennsylvania. at the beginning of the trial, it looks like the deck was going to be stacked against the state. the judge basically said he was deferring to the state that the law was constitutional, and he dismissed a lot of what the plaintiffs argued which...
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he's shelled out $230,000 to law firms since january. it's amazing. scott walker, he can go around the country raising millions of dollars. what does it say about the bent of his donors that they keep giving him money even though he's paying defense lawyers hundreds of thousands of dollars? amazing. going to be fun five weeks from tonight. i'm joined by kathleen falk. she's the former county executive and democratic candidate for governor. good to have you with us tonight. what is chris christie's impact on this election especially after his state just lost 6,000, 11,600 jobs in the month of march? >> it only reinforces out of touch that governor walker is out of touch. the $13 million that governor walker just reported and so much of it from out of state, it's like the far right extreme is trying to use wisconsin as a guinea pig for their agenda. you've been here with us from the beginning. thank you. >> you're only allowed to set up a criminal defense fund in wisconsin if you are going to be charged with a crime or you're being investigated for a cr
he's shelled out $230,000 to law firms since january. it's amazing. scott walker, he can go around the country raising millions of dollars. what does it say about the bent of his donors that they keep giving him money even though he's paying defense lawyers hundreds of thousands of dollars? amazing. going to be fun five weeks from tonight. i'm joined by kathleen falk. she's the former county executive and democratic candidate for governor. good to have you with us tonight. what is chris...
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yesterday the house voted to repeal the medical device tax that helps pay for the health care law. it won't get through the senate, thankfully. speaker boehner has no problem with the influence of lobbyists. back when he was the fourth ranking republican, he admitted handing out tobacco lobby checks to house members while they were debating tobacco subsidies. >> one asked me to give out half a dozen checks before we got to the end of month. i complied. i did it on the house floor that i should not have done. it's not a violation of the house rules. >>on a totally unrelated note, the triple crown is proving highly elusive from the other. i'll have another has withdrawn after a tendon injury. the racehorse won the kentucky derby and the preakness. >>> tonight, i asked you whose job remarks was worse? 94% say mitt romney 6% say president obama. >>> coming up, chris rock speaks out everything from mitt romn romney's religion. [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the
yesterday the house voted to repeal the medical device tax that helps pay for the health care law. it won't get through the senate, thankfully. speaker boehner has no problem with the influence of lobbyists. back when he was the fourth ranking republican, he admitted handing out tobacco lobby checks to house members while they were debating tobacco subsidies. >> one asked me to give out half a dozen checks before we got to the end of month. i complied. i did it on the house floor that i...
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laws and the stand your ground laws are part of the larger agenda of laws that you just showed the viewers. these are all part of the same package intending to hurt our communities, but also the laws they worked to pass all around the country are still in place. people are still dealing with them. essentially they have went out and spilt oil until the water and said we're not going to spill anymore oil, but we're also going to clean it up. >> is this any kind of a victory? a move in the right direction? >> i think it's a signal that alec agenda was so outside of the mainstream, so indefensible that they're no longer going to defend it. for corporations that stand with them, the at&t's and state farm that continue to stay with alec even after hundreds of thousands are people, this is a signal to them that they won't even defend their mission. >> how is it going to play out to keep the pressure up, to follow through to make shoe they do not push forward the template, play book type of legislation on legislators where over 2,000 of them are associated with them? >> we're going to continue to
laws and the stand your ground laws are part of the larger agenda of laws that you just showed the viewers. these are all part of the same package intending to hurt our communities, but also the laws they worked to pass all around the country are still in place. people are still dealing with them. essentially they have went out and spilt oil until the water and said we're not going to spill anymore oil, but we're also going to clean it up. >> is this any kind of a victory? a move in the...
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i think it's a great law and i would have signed it if that's what you believe. the tough people pay is in enforcement ad. his extremely relevant because his hero scott walker just signed a bill in wisconsin repealing some of their equal pay enforcement protection. so it really, you can mouth platitudes about every mom is a working mom, and i like equal pay, but it really comes down to what you do in terms of policy. that's where mitt romney can't be trusted. chris hays dug up that great old clip. it's not that old. it's from earlier this year actually. we know welfare doesn't need the dignity of work but his wife doesn't. she has dignity already. i mean, when he opens his mouth to talk about anything class related, he sticks his foot in it. >> he's also continuing to push this 92% lie about women losing jobs. e.j., is this going to work? it's just a buzz phrase, 92% of the jobs lost in the recession were lost by women. what about that? >> i don't think it's working. my sense is every fact checker has made the point that men lost jobs in the bush years. they are
i think it's a great law and i would have signed it if that's what you believe. the tough people pay is in enforcement ad. his extremely relevant because his hero scott walker just signed a bill in wisconsin repealing some of their equal pay enforcement protection. so it really, you can mouth platitudes about every mom is a working mom, and i like equal pay, but it really comes down to what you do in terms of policy. that's where mitt romney can't be trusted. chris hays dug up that great old...
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laws, people tend to think that the decisions are public even when they are not. it is one that everybody would care about and why we are working on having more people dig in and focus on these election. >> >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 47 days until the 2012 election. at this hour, senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just wrapped up a debate. their first. we'll show you how mitt romney is dragging down republicans all over america. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. >> the president is destroying mitt romney for denigrating half of america. and mitt romney is scrambling to explain his own family's history of welfare. >> my dad had to get finanal h help, the government helped his family to be able to get on their feet again. >> howard fineman on the republican train wreck. and we'll go to boston for live reaction to the elizabeth warren/scott brown debate. >>> mitt romney says, he
laws, people tend to think that the decisions are public even when they are not. it is one that everybody would care about and why we are working on having more people dig in and focus on these election. >> >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 47 days until the 2012 election. at this hour, senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just wrapped up a debate. their first. we'll show you how mitt romney is dragging down republicans all over...
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now, they may be able to use voter id laws, so there may be a different kind of strategy. but in terms of sort of pure excitement for the base, people to care about, getting out there in these late primaries, if that goes away because i don't have a strong second -- >> the whole reason that it was so long is because there was three viable candidates who actually had a shot. what's so amazing is that they're so desperate not to nominate romney. they hate him. this is a more conservative electorate than the electorate that didn't nominate him four years ago. they have no one else. there's literally nothing that these people are desperate that romney can do. >> it seems to me that we're going to see now, now that iowa is over, we're going to see the kind of pressure start to build. i feel like the conventional wisdom is the opposite of that, even though i a thousand percent agree with you. it's going to hurt the party and all of this wrath from the pumas, remember, everybody was covering this. and everybody i knew was yelling at each other in bars. you couldn't have a confers
now, they may be able to use voter id laws, so there may be a different kind of strategy. but in terms of sort of pure excitement for the base, people to care about, getting out there in these late primaries, if that goes away because i don't have a strong second -- >> the whole reason that it was so long is because there was three viable candidates who actually had a shot. what's so amazing is that they're so desperate not to nominate romney. they hate him. this is a more conservative...
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number two, women's rights in terms of fair play, we have laws already on the books. lilly ledbetter which is something i would have supported had i been there is already in effect. >> joining me now is felix orroyo, boston city councilor at large. felix, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> this really was elizabeth warren's first big debate on the stage ever. let's start with the big picture. did anybody move the needle tonight? what do you think? >> i think so, but the needle didn't move consistently in elizabeth warren's favor from the last few polls that have been showing. to me, she clearly won the debate and let middle class family, working class families know whose side she's on. scott brown, as much as he wants to tell us he's on the side of working class families, has a record that proves he's not. >> how do you think she got by the answer about her ethnicity? has this been a real major issue in massachusetts? >> it's a major issue because scott brown can't let it go because it's easier to talk about a fake story than talk about your
number two, women's rights in terms of fair play, we have laws already on the books. lilly ledbetter which is something i would have supported had i been there is already in effect. >> joining me now is felix orroyo, boston city councilor at large. felix, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> this really was elizabeth warren's first big debate on the stage ever. let's start with the big picture. did anybody move the needle tonight? what do you think?...
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. >> my view is i have paid all the taxes required by law. i don't pay more than are legally due. and frankly if i had paid more than you are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. i think people would want me to follow the law and pay only what the tax code requires. >> now wait a minute. someone who pays more taxes than necessary is not qualified to be president. did he really say that? >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. i don't think you want someone as the candidate for president who pays more taxes than he owes. >> oh, yeah, he said it. many conservative republicans are in agreement with mitt romney. but they are not convinced he's qualified anymore. columnist peggy noonan continued her assault on the romney campaign in the wall street journal. this week i called it incompetent but only because i was being polite. i really meant rolling calamity. "the washington post" reported on senior republicans on capitol hill who have become convinced about a likely obama victory and the possibility of striking a deal on tax
. >> my view is i have paid all the taxes required by law. i don't pay more than are legally due. and frankly if i had paid more than you are legally due, i don't think i'd be qualified to become president. i think people would want me to follow the law and pay only what the tax code requires. >> now wait a minute. someone who pays more taxes than necessary is not qualified to be president. did he really say that? >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a...
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partly the auto rescue, partly we've enforced trade laws. there's a new steel mill in youngstown. there are few tire jobs in fennely, there are new steel jobs in lorraine and cleveland and aluminum jobs in keith, and in sidney, ohio, and it's all the built around -- we believe you grow the economy by the middle class out, not this whole idea of tax cuts for the rich and trickle-down. and that's the secret -- not a secret, that's the strategy of the obama administration to govern and to campaign. >> well, i don't think that the romney campaign has a clue about what china is doing to ohio's economy and what affect that is going to have in the move by president obama and the administration clearly is the right thing to do and he's got a record of doing it and you have been there with him. i want to ask you, this is actually the first time i've had a clans to visit with you since the infamous 47% comment was caught on tape by mitt romney. how's this going to play in ohio? >> i think it just contributes to the narrative that they're top-down, the whole idea of trickle-down economics, a
partly the auto rescue, partly we've enforced trade laws. there's a new steel mill in youngstown. there are few tire jobs in fennely, there are new steel jobs in lorraine and cleveland and aluminum jobs in keith, and in sidney, ohio, and it's all the built around -- we believe you grow the economy by the middle class out, not this whole idea of tax cuts for the rich and trickle-down. and that's the secret -- not a secret, that's the strategy of the obama administration to govern and to...
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they're operating within the guidelines of the law. let me finish. my last point is to say that republicans don't look at people and say, oh, if you're not in the top whatever percent we're going to look down at you. they look at people as individuals. >> exactly, john, we saw the people at the hamptons fund-raiser, people donating to mitt romney do exactly that. the problem is not about people raising money, not making a lot of money. the problem is about the attitude. you have -- >> you don't think there's an attitude with rich democrats when they have these fund-raisers? >> very different. >> but they're not giving money to the obama campaign hoping to prop up the 1%. which is what they're doing. the reason is fits in so neatly with the mitt romney narrative going on this week about disclosing his tax returns. why does he have millions in an account in bermuda or in the cayman islands or in a swiss bank account? it contributes to the feeling that they're not trying to help the working class. >> this is a losing strategy for you guys. i think ameri
they're operating within the guidelines of the law. let me finish. my last point is to say that republicans don't look at people and say, oh, if you're not in the top whatever percent we're going to look down at you. they look at people as individuals. >> exactly, john, we saw the people at the hamptons fund-raiser, people donating to mitt romney do exactly that. the problem is not about people raising money, not making a lot of money. the problem is about the attitude. you have --...
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historically, the law has received broad bipartisan support. it is now up for reauthorization and guess what, republicans are fighting it because of a few updates. the law now gives native american tribes authority to prosecute crimes, it also protects undocumented immigrants and same-sex couples. the party says it has more important things to focus on. senator john thune of south dakota telling "the new york times," there are lots of other issues right now that could be dealt with other than this one. really? what about the reservations on south dakota territory there, senator? one republican fighting the right wingers on this one is senator lisa murkowski, she voted for the blunt amendment, went back to alaska and got absolutely all kinds of hell from female voters. she had this quote, "i have never had a vote i had taken that let down more people that believed in me." now murkowski is reading members the riot act. the new york times reports murkowski sternly warned her colleagues the party was at risk of being successfully painted as anti-wo
historically, the law has received broad bipartisan support. it is now up for reauthorization and guess what, republicans are fighting it because of a few updates. the law now gives native american tribes authority to prosecute crimes, it also protects undocumented immigrants and same-sex couples. the party says it has more important things to focus on. senator john thune of south dakota telling "the new york times," there are lots of other issues right now that could be dealt with...
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law through the courts, white hot hos pitility to obama. this isn't new. if you agree, say something. there's too much quiet about this thing, especially from white people. black people saw it from the start. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 47 days until the 2012 election. at this hour, senator scott brown and elizabeth warren just wrapped up a debate. their first. we'll show you how mitt romney is dragging down republicans all over america. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. >> the president is destroying mitt romney for denigrating half of america. and mitt romney is scrambling to explain his own family's history of welfare. >> my dad had to get financial h help, the government helped his family to be able to get on their feet again. >> howard fineman on the republican train wrec
law through the courts, white hot hos pitility to obama. this isn't new. if you agree, say something. there's too much quiet about this thing, especially from white people. black people saw it from the start. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 47 days until the 2012 election. at this hour, senator scott brown and elizabeth...
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they believe that whatever the law allows is okay. >> right. >> and then they go in and get the laws written to allow them to do these things and go, but i'm just doing what the law says. >> that's where morality comes in, right? because you could say it may be legal, but not necessarily ethical, but suspicious morally, you're controlling the writing of the law. >> it also represents a very troubling kind of thinking. when i was growing up, it was drilled into the head of everybody i knew, you are stewards of the earth for the time you're here. there are going to be people who will come long after you, you may be a kid now, but some day you'll be an old man with gray hair, yet the approach taken by many people in our country today is now, now, now, now, now. who are they? the people at the top, wealthiest people. >> no differed gratification they claim the poor always have. david cay johnson, thank you so much. >>> michele bachmann goes on a witch hunt and now republicans are condemning her actions. >>> mitt romney says president obama doesn't understand what makes america unique. ou
they believe that whatever the law allows is okay. >> right. >> and then they go in and get the laws written to allow them to do these things and go, but i'm just doing what the law says. >> that's where morality comes in, right? because you could say it may be legal, but not necessarily ethical, but suspicious morally, you're controlling the writing of the law. >> it also represents a very troubling kind of thinking. when i was growing up, it was drilled into the head...
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i never used it for college, for law school, or to get a job. >> senator scott brown on defense trying to back up his manufactured native american controversy. brown and democratic opponent elizabeth warren just finished their second debate for brown's senate seat. it was front and center in the debate. but brown also had a tough time standing by mitt romney's economic plan. >> you support governor romney for president, i assume. >> as i said, when it comes to dealing with the economic issues, absolutely. but we're two different people. >> you would be a reliable ally when it came to his economic plan? on his economic plan, you said >> i would also like to read the bills. a lot of people don't read the bills down there. >> meanwhile, a new set of polls show this race is close. polling from mass i think has it close. 18% of massachusetts voters are still undecided. and that means senator brown's seat is still up for grabs. for more on this tonight, let's turn to felix arroyo. you were at the first debate and of course, at this one again tonight. watched this debate. did either candidate
i never used it for college, for law school, or to get a job. >> senator scott brown on defense trying to back up his manufactured native american controversy. brown and democratic opponent elizabeth warren just finished their second debate for brown's senate seat. it was front and center in the debate. but brown also had a tough time standing by mitt romney's economic plan. >> you support governor romney for president, i assume. >> as i said, when it comes to dealing with the...
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he broke the law. i think he thinks rules are meant for other people. i believe in 83 days we will elect a different governor. >> john, what will we see? >> the government accountability board could be pressured, i think we have a date we know where we're going but we'll see some candidates holding back for a little bit more. what we know is this. kathleen falk is running hard, has a good deal of union support. kathleen vinehout is running, a rural populist campaign, not a lot of money but passion. there is a great deal of talk that wisconsin secretary of state doug lafollett may be getting in the race. everybody is watching tom barrett, the current mayor of milwaukee and the 2010 candidate, and he's running for reelection, his election is april 3rd, what that means is there is -- would be time on this time line for him to be reelected and then pivot in a gubernatorial race. >> mike, what do you hear, if anything, about russ feingold the former senator getting in or senator herb cole may be going after
he broke the law. i think he thinks rules are meant for other people. i believe in 83 days we will elect a different governor. >> john, what will we see? >> the government accountability board could be pressured, i think we have a date we know where we're going but we'll see some candidates holding back for a little bit more. what we know is this. kathleen falk is running hard, has a good deal of union support. kathleen vinehout is running, a rural populist campaign, not a lot of...
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that we have in the white house an intelligent-considered man who is a professor of constitutional law. so i'm not surprised that the supreme court upheld the health care -- >> does he deserve a second term? >> i think he absolutely deserved a second term. not only that, i think what is important is that some of the people who are in the congress and in the senate who are devoted to making sure that he doesn't get anything done, are replaced. so i think it's not only important that he gets re-elected, but there be more representation in the senate and in the congress of democrats. >> what do you think president obama has to communicate to american voters to get re-elected again? what does he really have to do down the stretch here? >> well, i think he has to convince them that what's being proposed on the other side is a return to the policies that got us into the trouble we're in. and also that he has put forward many really strong, good ideas to help the economy and there are people in the congress and in the senate who are committed to keeping him from not getting anything done, to
that we have in the white house an intelligent-considered man who is a professor of constitutional law. so i'm not surprised that the supreme court upheld the health care -- >> does he deserve a second term? >> i think he absolutely deserved a second term. not only that, i think what is important is that some of the people who are in the congress and in the senate who are devoted to making sure that he doesn't get anything done, are replaced. so i think it's not only important that...
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if you take a look at the gun laws, i don't think even president obama is proposing more gun laws. we have good gun laws. we have to make sure we enforce our laws. >> oops. not supposed to say that. the president is not proposing any new gun laws. in fact, the president has been widely criticized for expanding gun rights to allow guns in national parks and amtrak trains. ryan usually lies about the president's intentions. he said the president's history in his party lead me to be concerned about what he would be like in a second term. ryan's been selling the nra's conspiracy theory for years. he happily campaigns with people like wayne laughair who thinks the president is one election away from shutting down every gun shop in this country. >> if president obama is reelected, we'll see an anti-freedom rampage in this country like we have never seen before. >> a rampage. the nra is repeating this story in their new campaign ad. they are spending more than $1 million on air time. the ad is running in four swing states. here in florida, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. there have been ma
if you take a look at the gun laws, i don't think even president obama is proposing more gun laws. we have good gun laws. we have to make sure we enforce our laws. >> oops. not supposed to say that. the president is not proposing any new gun laws. in fact, the president has been widely criticized for expanding gun rights to allow guns in national parks and amtrak trains. ryan usually lies about the president's intentions. he said the president's history in his party lead me to be...
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>> well, first of all, hr-3 would be passed into law and signed. and that is a permanent restrictions on women being able to get insurance coverage for abortion care. and mind you, one out of three women will have an abortion by the age of 45. it is a common and necessary aspect of women's reproductive health care. but under the legislation that paul ryan is very eager to pass, and would pass if romney and ryan were elected, that access to insurance coverage will not be available. and again, women who are ill and need to terminate a pregnancy because of illness, those abortions cost upwards of $5,000 and more. so their families would have to dig into their pockets. in addition, the human life amendment, which is now in the republican platform once again, which basically criminalizes almost all abortion, and does not provide exceptions for rape or incest, or even to protect a woman's life, let alone her health. those things would be passed into law. >> it's the ryan/akin platform, is what it is. that's what the gop has got in front of the american p
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. >> no law can do that nor should a law attempt to prohibit a company from taking risk. in fact, that's an impossibility. >> mitt romney also says jpmorgan should be able to gamble with deposits backed by the federal government. >> this was not a loss to the taxpayers of america. >> right. >> this was a loss to shareholders and owners of jpmorgan and that's the way america works. i would not rush to pass new legislation or new regulation. this is, in the normal course of business, a large loss, but surely not one, which is crippling or threatening to the institution. >> of course, the dodd-frank law was supposed to prevent risky betting but bank lobbyists put a stop to it. it was tied up in legislative tape and lobbyists turned into a 530 page monstrosity, according to the "new york times." one of the leading advocates is senate candidate elizabeth warren. she isn't just focusing on the volcker rule, wants congress to go back to the original law intended to stop candidates from gambling with our money. i'm calling on congress to put wall street reform back on the agenda
. >> no law can do that nor should a law attempt to prohibit a company from taking risk. in fact, that's an impossibility. >> mitt romney also says jpmorgan should be able to gamble with deposits backed by the federal government. >> this was not a loss to the taxpayers of america. >> right. >> this was a loss to shareholders and owners of jpmorgan and that's the way america works. i would not rush to pass new legislation or new regulation. this is, in the normal...
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a very big long law. only four sections were controversial, one was strick down. >> if the supreme court strikes down the law, then the republicans will have to come up with their plan on the campaign trail. something they really haven't done. >> i think it's a big challenge. >> and single payer is going to be right there. there are an awful lot of people lined up to go, is this going to give us a chance to assert an argument that was ignored and buried. >> medicare for all. we go back to medicare for all. >> democrats would have to have the guts to push for universal health care. it wasn't even at the table the last time. could they give us a preview? we could include it in the discussion. >> i hope they do and the hope the american people have a chance to vote on it. i know how they're going to vote. american people don't want single payer. >> the first federal mendate i could find was back in about 1789 when the government mandated all able bodied men to have an entire list from flintlocks to powder ca
a very big long law. only four sections were controversial, one was strick down. >> if the supreme court strikes down the law, then the republicans will have to come up with their plan on the campaign trail. something they really haven't done. >> i think it's a big challenge. >> and single payer is going to be right there. there are an awful lot of people lined up to go, is this going to give us a chance to assert an argument that was ignored and buried. >> medicare for...